Former Governor George Ryan may have lost his last chance to get out of prison early.
A federal appeals court has rejected Ryan’s latest attempt to have his corruption conviction overturned. Ryan’s lawyers had argued that Supreme Court rulings on the so-called “honest services” law were directly tied to the charges brought against the former Governor, and should lead to his conviction being reversed.
The appeal was seen as Ryan’s best hope of getting out of prison before his scheduled release next year.
